Kevin Reed, Acting editor

Yet, in an age where many of the big corporates have started to in-source, and IT security has never been more vital, why would a settled practice hand over core functions half-way across the globe? As an SME adviser you might think that outsourcing is for big business - why would you palm off work to a third party when it's been a cushy number for so long?

Well QX isn't there to take your client and run off with them, or mess up your accounts production. Any type of business can outsource - advisers have had established networks to pass clients onto lawyers or IFAs or even other firms for years. It's all quite simple really. Your clients expect the transactional and regulatory side of accounting to be dealt with by their accountant, but want advice on driving forward the business.

So do some due diligence on QX or others of its ilk - and start by reading our profile of QX's FD Chris Robinson on page two. Then think about freeing up your time to provide real quality advice - it's what your clients want.

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